Halle Open 2022 LIVE: Nick Kyrgios battled back from first-set disappointment to oust second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 victory at the ATP 500 event in Halle on Wednesday afternoon. Follow Halle Open 2022 LIVE updates at InsideSport.IN
Halle Open 2022 LIVE: Nick Kyrgios clinches upset victory over second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at Halle Open second round
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A third win in four matches vs Tsitsipas for @NickKyrgios – who wins 5-7 6-2 6-4 in Halle!#TWO2022 pic.twitter.com/l12HoT3QYT
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After a strong second-set showing to level the match, the World No. 65 clinched a crucial break late in the deciding set to seal a quarter-final spot on tournament debut. The Australian struck 32 winners (including 9 aces), fewer than Tsitsipas’ 39 winners (including 18 aces), but stayed resolute to clinch victory in the two-hour, five-minute encounter and complete his biggest win by ATP Ranking since he defeated the same opponent at the 2020 ATP Cup.
“Stef is one of the best players in the world at the moment and he’s going to have some amazing results and I’m sure many, many Grand Slams,” said Kyrgios after the match. “I don’t know if I can say the same for me, but I’m happy to still be able to produce this level with the tournaments I play. It is a testament to how hard I do work when I’m not playing.
“I’m just super excited to move on as well, I want to keep having these big wins on the best courts in the world.”
The win lifts Kyrgios to No. 52 in the ATP Live Rankings. With one more victory in Halle, he will be projected to return to the world’s Top 50 for the first time since March 2021.
Halle Open 2022 LIVE: Nick Kyrgios clinches upset victory over second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at Halle Open second round
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